Anne Malone

UN End Poverty Day

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Last Thursday (October 17th) was U.N. End Poverty Day. Schools around Ireland were urged to join in the action #FootstepsToEndPoverty. Have a look at what our First Class children created.

June in 5th Class

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5th Class children have enjoyed a very busy June! They hosted Spanish students for two days; participated in Irish Aid and Designer Minds workshops; visited the Riverwalk in Powerscourt and had pizza in Knocksink Woods; discussed Internet safety with Garda Adam Nolan; viewed a fire engine; and participated in National Bike Week. They still have … Read more

JEP and the Irish Cancer Society

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The children in 5th Class have enjoyed spending the money they earned through their JEP project. They paid for their school tour to Astropark; funded the hire of their bus to the JEP National Showcase Day in the RDS; purchased small treats for themselves; bought pizza and drinks for themselves and their friends in 6th … Read more

Golden Boot Award: Summer term

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Well done to the children in 4th Class who win the Golden Boot this term. 83% of these children participated in our Walk on Wednesday programme from Easter to June. In second place was Senior Infants where 73% of children took part and in third place was 1st Class where 70% of children participated. The … Read more

Green Schools’ Global Citizenship Award Ceremony

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Our sincere thanks to Órla, Callum, Caitlin and Ms. Hughes for travelling to The Helix on Tuesday to accept our 8th Green Flag. They were also presented with a beautiful trophy and pennant after our school was selected as the Global Citizenship Energy Award Winner for the Eastern Midlands region of Ireland! Well done to … Read more

JEP National Showcase Day 2019

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5th Class children showcased their JEP project, “Marvellous Makes and Brilliant Bakes” at the JEP National Showcase Day in the RDS today and they were shortlisted for two national awards, “Financial Wizards” and “Star Submission.” They joined over 5,500 children from 220 schools (out of over 600 participating schools nationwide) for this event where they … Read more

Evening of Action

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Our sincere thanks to all the volunteers, both adults and children, who worked tirelessly and enthusiastically in poor weather conditions during our Evening of Action last night to make our school grounds attractive, educational and child friendly. A special word of thanks to Brian Caulfield who made our beautiful new wooden vegetable plots and to … Read more

Pangea Maths Olympics

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Well done to all the children in 5th Class who participated in the Pangea Maths Challenge in class last month. The Pangea Maths Olympics is an mathematics competition held annually in 21 European countries. Its purpose is to promote and encourage mathematics in students in primary and secondary schools worldwide. Three of the children in … Read more